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The Senate’s most conservative Democrat distancing himself from the president is not surprising, nor does it indicate momentum for Republicans.

Sen. Reid and President Obama are working in good faith to compromise with the GOP on budget cuts that do not eliminate jobs or jeopardize our economic recovery. Ultimately I don’t believe the Republicans’ intransigent “my way or the highway” stance will work, because they will be held accountable by the public for their failure to prevent job loss and continue our economic recovery.

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